Statistical characteristics of two-phase gas-liquid flow in a vertical microchannel

Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 956-964

  Kozulin, I A ^a,b   Kuznetsov, V V ^a,b  

^a NOVOSIBIRSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b KUTATELADZE INSTITUTE OF THERMOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

flow regimes; gas liquid flow; microchannel; slug velocity; statistical characteristics of flow

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW REGIMES; FRICTION FACTORS; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; LASER SCANNING; MIXTURE VELOCITY; SLUG VELOCITY; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TWO-PHASE GAS-LIQUID FLOW; VERTICAL MICROCHANNEL;

EMULSIFICATION; MICROCHANNELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 82255182333     PISSN: 00218944     EISSN: 15738620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0021894411060149     Document Type: Article

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